Alpina started from selling tuning kits
for existing cars of different brands (in 1961) and within a little more than a year -
exclusively for BMW cars. Today, as a result of constant support
and collaboration with the mother company, Alpina has become the most
important addition to the BMW production range. Alpina cars are luxurious BMW's tuned to be
still faster, with limiters removed. As a result you receive a comfortable
convertible like Alpina B6S going no less than 313 km/h (195 miles p.
hour). We love these cars.

» All BMW Alpina cars:

1963-1965

First BMW ALPINA's - BMW 1500 ALPINA

it is commonly accepted that a BMW 1500
from 1962 has been the first Alpina tuned car but there were
also cars of other brands tuned;

next year - in 1963, Burkard
Bovensiepen, son of Dr. Rudolf Bovensiepen (founder of Alpina
office machines firm) developed a tuning kit with dual Weber
carburetors, which dramatically improved performances of then
very popular in Germany BMW 1500, the kit price was 980 DM; later the kit
for BMW 1800 has been also issued;

Alpina Cars firm has been officially
established on January 1, 1965 and since Alpina tuning
kits were certified by BMW therefore they were not making the BMW factory
guarantee invalid

the Alpina tuned BMW 1600-2 was the
first car badged as
Alpina, it had a 2L engine from BMW 2000ti, with two Weber
carburetors resulting in 165 hp, the car also had a 12V electric system (1600 had
still a 6V) and ventilated disc brakes

1966

BMW 2000
Alpina, BMW 2000ti ALPINA

BMW 1800ti and 2000ti cars were often
tuned with Alpina kits by
private enthusiasts of the car racing.

so called "Bayerischer
Bastard", sedan based on the BMW E12 BMW
520 - tuning kits A4 were sold for the production ready BMW 520
with inline 4 engine, the car was usually in golf yellow color with
black Alpina stripes, but often without spoilers and Alpina
stripes like a regular 520

ALPINA B2, B2.S

Sedan based on the
BMW E12, BMW 528; 230 hp, max speed 230 km/h

1974

ALPINA B5

Sedan based on the
BMW E12, BMW 525

max. speed 209 km/h - 130 mph

<Alpina E12 B5 and its engine (?)

1976

ALPINA B6

Sedan based on the
BMW E12, BMW 528;, no Alpina badge at the rear; 165 bhp; 212 km/h

Based upon BMW Z8, the only Alpina which is
actually slower than its BMW basic production model,

555 were
made - 450 sold in the US (first Alpina officially imported to
the US)

1999 -2002

ALPINA
B3 3.2, B3 3.3

3.2 was a concept of the sedan based upon BMW
E46, 3.3 was the Alpina B3 E46 production car as sedan, Coupé
and cabrio, with 280@6100, torque:
247@4300, top speed 165 mph - so called 'bargain
edition' (DM 88500 for sedan) , 280 hp/6100 rpm, from 0 to 100
km/h in 5,6 sec (6,2 for Switchtronic), top speed 261 km/h

Limousine (sedan) based on the
BMW E65 7-Series - featuring a 4.4-litre V8 Supercharged; 500
PS/700 NM, 300 km/h - it is also the only ALPINA on
sale in
America, it exists in two versions: Limousine (0-100 km/h in 4,9
sec) and Long Limousine (0-100 km/h in 5,1 sec).

Limousine and Long Limousine based upon the new
BMW 7 series, for
the first time shown at Geneva Motor Show in March of 2009, weight
2040 kg, 6 gears Switch-Tronic
gearbox, wheels 21 inch, Alpina 4,4L engine, Bi-Turbo, 507
hp, Super Plus fuel,0-100km/h in 4,7 sec., top speed 300 km/h;
since 2010 also a 4WD version Allrad

sedan and touring based on the new F10 and F11
(touring) 5-Series, first time shown in July of 2010 at the
Goodwood Festival of Speed, V8 N63 engine which is also
used in the ALPINA B7 - 507hp; maximum torque of 700 Nm., 8
speed automatic gear box, max speed (limited) 300 km/h - 191
mph; 100km/h in 4.7 seconds, fuel economy: 10.8 l/100km
(road: 7,9 l/100 km), CO2 emissions: 252 g/km

› in March 2012 on Geneva Motor
Show: an improved IInd version has been shown with engine pushed
up to 450hp; from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds (0.4
seconds faster than Ist version); top speed 320 km/h - 198,8
mp/h

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